Tri training

First, a weight update. I weighed in on Friday, expecting a slight gain. Instead, I maintained. Phew!

I’ve set a few little mini goals:

down 2 lbs this week

down 1.4lbs next week to push me into the next lowest weight decade.

This weekend, I walked about 5 miles or so in NYC and ate responsibly on Saturday. I even did well (2 beers and a 300 calorie turkey burger on a whole grain bun with steamed broccoli instead of fries) at Friday’s unanticipated happy hour. I also did fine all day Sunday, until fatigue set in during my Lost series finale party and I ate too many crackers and too much brie. As expected, the scale was up a touch this morning, but nothing outlandish or irreversible.

The next couple weeks of triathalon training will be a little challenging due to weekend travel plans AND the fact that the brakes on my bike are shot (discovered just as I was getting on the road tonight for a ride). Regardless, I did make a plan and I intend on sticking to it.

THIS WEEK:

Sunday: rest

Monday: was supposed to be a 45 minute bike ride, ended up being a walking/rest day

Tuesday: 20 min run/25 min walk/weights

Wednesday: 500 yard swim

Thursday: 35 min run/weights/400 yard swim

Friday: 45 min bike ride

Saturday: outdoor run with my sister

NEXT WEEK:

Sunday: rest

Monday: run 20 min/walk 25 min

Tuesday: 50 min bike ride/weights

Wednesday: 600 yard swim/45 min spin class/15 min abs class

Thursday: weights/45 min spin class/swim 750 yards

Friday: run 40 minutes

Saturday: rest day

As for the bike, I don’t want to invest tons of cash into a new one, since I don’t really know if I love outdoor biking (or triathalons) enough to warrant that. I may see if I can get the brakes fixed or get something inexpensive on sale at Target. (On the day of my tri, I will likely rent a good bike.)

Yup… That’s Me

Post-Pregnancy Weight Loss

Books Read in 2011

Complete:
A Million Miles in a Thousand Years by Donald Miller
What to Expect When You're Expecting
How to Raise Your Second Child First
Room by Emma Donaghue
These Things Hidden by Heather Gudenkauf
The Accidental Mother by Rowan Coleman
Barrel Fever by David Sedaris
The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown
The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth by Sheila Kitzinger
Well-Being by Tom Rath and Jim Harter

In Progress:
Beyond Discipline by Peter Lake
What to Expect The First Year by Heidi Murkoff
The Happiest Baby on the Block by Harvey Karp

On the shelf:
Hungry Monkey by Matthew Amster-Burton
What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
The Little Women Letters by Gabrielle Donnelly